The Middle Level Section of NCTE is the home for middle school and junior high educators, administrators and teacher educators interested in the area of adolescent literacy in the English language arts classroom.

Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Wordsby Leda Schubert and illustrated by Gérard DuBois (Roaring Brook Press) has been awarded with the 2013 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Each year, one winner and up to five honorable mention books are recognized along with a list of recommended books.

Join the 2013 Orbis Pictus Award celebrations during the NCTE Annual Convention on Saturday, November 23:

Attend a discussion of the winning nonfiction titles in Session G.28 at 9:30 a.m.

Have lunch with the authors during the Books for Children Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.

Meet the authors of the winning nonfiction titles in Session K.56 at 4:15 p.m.

NCTE Assembly

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE(ALAN) promotes communication and cooperation among all individuals who have a special interest in adolescent literature, presents programs and conferences on this subject, promotes and increases the number of articles and publications devoted to it and integrates the efforts of all those with an interest in this literature.